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Oral texts in Russian
Japanese proverbs Korean proverbs Polish proverbs Spanish proverbs Gibian, George. How Russian Proverbs Present the Russian National Character. Russianness: Studies
Russian_proverbs
Traditional saying that reveals a thought truth
through Proverbs. Potomac, MD: Scripta Humanistica. Gibian, George. How Russian Proverbs Present the Russian National Character. Russianness: Studies
Proverb
Culinary traditions of Russia
left to draw (stew) in a Russian stove. The "spirit of shchi" was inseparable from a Russian izba (log hut). Many Russian proverbs are connected to this
Russian_cuisine
Linguistic family of idiomatic expressions
in English) Chinese proverbs Japanese culture Japanese language Korean proverbs Polish proverbs Russian proverbs Spanish proverbs Stone, Jon R. (2006)
Japanese_proverbs
Linguistic family of idiomatic expressions
Wikiquote has quotations related to Chinese proverbs. Many Chinese proverbs (yànyǔ 諺語) exist, some of which have entered English in forms that are of
Chinese_proverbs
Russian proverb
(Russian: доверяй, но проверяй, romanized: doveryay, no proveryay, IPA: [dəvʲɪˈrʲæj no prəvʲɪˈrʲæj]) is a Russian proverb, which rhymes in Russian. The
Trust,_but_verify
Linguistic family of idiomatic expressions
Korean proverb) was first used in Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, but proverbs were in use much earlier. The example "I am busy with my work, and I am
Korean_proverbs
interpretation for Russian language can only be traced to Moritz Michelson (1904), who is short on the details, including the name of Lucian's work. Russian linguists
Iuppiter_iratus_ergo_nefas
Russian pancake
Blini (also blinis or bliny; Russian: блины; sing. blin; Russian: блин) are Russian pancakes, often made with a yeast-raised batter of buckwheat and/or
Blini
Phrases in the Spanish language
Spanish proverbs are a subset of proverbs that are used in Western cultures in general; there are many that have essentially the same form and content
Spanish_proverbs
Proverbs") is a book of proverbs in Esperanto. It was arranged by L. L. Zamenhof according to a book of his father Mark Zamenhof (Frazeologio Russian
Proverbaro_Esperanta
Russian phraseme
Letter Zyu (Russian: Буква зю) is a Russian phraseme, meaning the contortion of the human body into a strange, improbable, hunched shape. This is a relatively
Letter_Zyu
Adages in the Polish language
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Polish_proverbs
Slavic term for godfather
evil eye and illness, after which a feast would be organized. Many Russian proverbs and songs are dedicated to the relations with kum and kuma. They are
Kum_(godfather)
Collection and study of proverbs
παροιμία (paroimía) 'proverb, maxim, saw') is the collection and study of proverbs (paroemias). It is a subfield of philology, folklore studies, and linguistics
Paremiology
and embryological Baer's laws, founder of the Russian Entomological Society, co-founder of the Russian Geographical Society Alexander Borodin, chemist
List_of_Russian_scientists
East Slavic language
extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russian people. Russian was the de facto (and de jure in its final years) official language
Russian_language
Across Afghanistan, proverbs are a valued part of speaking, both publicly and in conversations. Afghans "use proverbs in their daily conversations far
Afghan_proverbs
English proverb
Criseyde's ladies sleeping outside her chamber. The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs traces the following evolution of the saying: Middle English: It is euill
Let_sleeping_dogs_lie
Soviet-Russian filmmaker and theorist (1898–1948)
Nevsky utter a number of traditional Russian proverbs, verbally rooting his fight against the Germanic invaders in Russian traditions. This was started, completed
Sergei_Eisenstein
Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1252 to 1263
inspiration for many other films. In the film, Nevsky used Russian proverbs, tying him firmly to Russian tradition. The proverbial phrase (paraphrasing Matthew
Alexander_Nevsky
Street in Moscow, Russia
symbolize the abundance, hospitality and satiety of Moscow, entering Russian proverbs. However, due to the participation of shopkeepers in attacks on intellectuals
Okhotny_Ryad_(street)
1936 fairy tale story by Alexei Tolstoy
adapt Italian realities for Russian readers with the help of stylistic alterations of the text (by adding Russian proverbs, sayings, etc.). Tolstoy later
The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino
The_Golden_Key,_or_The_Adventures_of_Buratino
Orthodox Christian religious festival
makalnik in Russia, makitra in Ukraine, or makater in Belarus.[citation needed] Poppy seed rolls are mentioned in many Russian proverbs, sayings, choral
Honey_Feast_of_the_Saviour
Transformation of a standard proverb for humorous effect
twisted, or fractured proverbs that reveal humorous or satirical speech play with traditional proverbial wisdom". Anti-proverbs are ancient, Aristophanes
Anti-proverb
Component of Tolkien's writings
The author J. R. R. Tolkien uses many proverbs in The Lord of the Rings to create a feeling that the world of Middle-earth is both familiar and solid,
Proverbs in The Lord of the Rings
Proverbs_in_The_Lord_of_the_Rings
This list of Russian linguists and philologists includes notable linguists from the Russian Federation, the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire and other
List of Russian linguists and philologists
List_of_Russian_linguists_and_philologists
Short story by Alexander Kuprin
over-stylized veneer (the superfluity of Russian proverbs, occasional 'clever' words, fine silk linen of a kind Russian soldiers never wear, obvious inner strain
Captain_Ribnikov
one of the first to collect Russian proverbs and describe folk rituals and observances. His ground-breaking work on Russian lubok was printed in 1844.
Ivan_Snegiryov
Unfinished long poem by Nikolay Nekrasov
with the Russian folklore not as a copyist but as a real artist... He managed to work the rich and complex multitude of the Russian proverbs and sayings
Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia?
Who_Can_Be_Happy_and_Free_in_Russia?
collections of postcards based on the themes of popular songs and Russian proverbs. He was born in the night between 21 and 22 April 1880 to the bureaucrat
Yevgeny_Gavrilovich_Sokolov
Traditional system of measurement used in Imperial Russia
Historical Russian units of measurement were standardized and used in the Russian Empire but were abandoned in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Historical Russian units of measurement
Historical_Russian_units_of_measurement
Figure of speech
of some modern authors. A 1559 oil–on–oak-panel painting, Netherlandish Proverbs (also called The Blue Cloak or The Topsy Turvy World) by Pieter Bruegel
Aphorism
Motif found in religious and philosophical texts
found in religious and philosophical texts, most notably in the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish and Christian texts. Personified visual
Personification_of_wisdom
Cloth wrapped around the feet instead of socks
the 2022 Russian mobilization. Because of their association with the Russian army, footwraps are called chaussettes russes (French for 'Russian socks')
Footwrap
Clear distilled alcoholic beverage
Samogitian: degtėnė is also in use, colloquially and in proverbs; Latvian: degvīns; Finnish: paloviina. In Russian during the 17th and 18th centuries, горящѣе вино
Vodka
Type of witticism
clichés and proverbs by showing that they are wrong in certain situations, often when taken literally. In this sense, Wellerisms that include proverbs are a
Wellerism
Topos of iconography
In Russian Orthodox tradition, Holy Wisdom (Russian: Святая София Премудрость Божия, romanized: Svatya Sofiya Premudrost' Bozhya, lit. 'Holy Sophia, Divine
Holy_Wisdom_(iconography)
1997 Russian film
Brother (Russian: Брат, romanized: Brat) is a 1997 Russian neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Aleksei Balabanov. The film stars Sergei
Brother_(1997_film)
Traditionally Russia used the Old Church Slavonic language and Slavonic Bible, and in the modern era Bible translations into Russian. The minority languages
Bible translations into the languages of Russia
Bible_translations_into_the_languages_of_Russia
Stick or staff for holding fibre to be spun
(in Russian). narodko.ru. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Distaff Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Retrieved on 2008-07-22 Proverbs 31:19
Distaff
Component of Stalinism
See "Большой словарь русских поговорок" (2007). Great Dictionary of Russian Proverbs. Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin. p. 41
Intensification of the class struggle under socialism
Intensification_of_the_class_struggle_under_socialism
Polish epigram
centurie przysłów polskich [Word to the Wise: Three centuries of Polish proverbs] (in Polish). Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. pp. 435–437. Starowolski,
Paradisus_Judaeorum
One of Aesop's fables
Scherrer. Wellerism proverbs: Mapping their distribution. [GIALens 2017 Volume 11, No. 3. Web link]. The Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs, London 1998
The_Fox_and_the_Grapes
1863 Russian dictionary by Vladimir Dal
is a major explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. It contains about 220,000 words and 30,000 proverbs (3rd edition). It was collected, edited
Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
Explanatory_Dictionary_of_the_Living_Great_Russian_Language
Book of the Bible
the texts are ordered as Psalms, Job, and Proverbs, but in Ashkenazic texts, the order is Psalms, Proverbs, and then Job. In the Catholic Jerusalem Bible
Book_of_Job
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produce a vast reference of quotations from prominent people, books, films, proverbs, etc. and writings about them. The website aims to be as accurate as possible
Wikiquote
Polish/Hungarian proverb
formed to defend the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from aggression by the Russian Empire. According to Julian Krzyżanowski, the saying was inspired by the
Pole and Hungarian brothers be
Pole_and_Hungarian_brothers_be
Adage
Thousand Words", where it is labeled a Chinese proverb. The 1949 Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Familiar Phrases quotes Barnard as saying he called it "a
A picture is worth a thousand words
A_picture_is_worth_a_thousand_words
Book of the Bible
Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Ketuvim (Writings) Poetic Psalms Tehillim Proverbs Mishlei Job Iyov Five Megillot (Scrolls) Song of Songs Shir Hashirim Ruth
Book_of_Joel
Study of the collection and writing of proverbs
writing of proverbs. A recent introduction to the field has been written by Tamás Kispál. It is a sub-field of paremiology, the study of proverbs. There are
Paremiography
1999 fantasy book by Russian author Kirill Yeskov
The Last Ringbearer (Russian: Последний кольценосец, romanized: Posledniy kol'tsenosets) is a 1999 fantasy novel by Russian paleontologist Kirill Yeskov
The_Last_Ringbearer
Proverb
personally. Look up 天高皇帝遠 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chinese proverbs in Wikiquote My China Connection" Heaven is high and the emperor is far
Heaven is high and the emperor is far away
Heaven_is_high_and_the_emperor_is_far_away
1975 play by Wole Soyinka
knowledge of Yoruba proverbs, Soyinka is able to endow his play with a strong Yoruba sentiment. Characters often employ Yoruba proverbs primarily as a means
Death_and_the_King's_Horseman
Soviet and Russian writer, teacher and folklorist
Baginskaya collected 100 songs, 230 proverbs, parables, fairy tales and proverbs, translated them into Russian, but it was not possible to publish it
Viktoriya_Baginskaya
Books of the Bible which are considered non-canonical by Protestant denominations
bibles, while it contains 2 Esdras in Slavonic-language and Russian-language. In the Russian Church, St. Philaret of Moscow omitted the decree of the Synod
Deuterocanonical_books
Nautical historical novels by Patrick O'Brian
Fractured Proverbs". In Lau, Kimberly J.; Tokofsky, Peter; Winick, Stephen D. (eds.). What Goes Around comes Around: The Circulation of Proverbs in Contemporary
Aubrey–Maturin_series
Russian anthropologist (born 1948)
monograph). Astrolabio-Ubaldini Editore, Rome. 1995: Reflections on Russian Proverbs: Translation, Understanding and the Principle of Uncertainty. Red Hill
Michael_Korovkin
Romanticised culture
before the Columbian age. Indianerenthusiasm is now also being found in Russia. In West Germany, May's heritage was less problematic; both the books and
Native Americans in German popular culture
Native_Americans_in_German_popular_culture
Eastern European sour soup
name derives, through Yiddish, from Ukrainian and Russian бо́рщ (borshch, Ukrainian: [ˈbɔrʃt͡ʃ] , Russian: [ˈborɕː] ). Together with cognates in other Slavic
Borscht
authoritative collections of some of Ukrainian folklore genres, such as proverbs, sayings, riddles and so on. Symonov (Nomys) was born to a family of a
Matviy_Nomys
Burials in a cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia
Lazarevskoe Cemetery (Russian: Лазаревское кладбище), part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in the centre of Saint Petersburg, is the oldest surviving cemetery
List of burials at Lazarevskoe Cemetery
List_of_burials_at_Lazarevskoe_Cemetery
Book of the Hebrew Bible (450–180 BCE)
alternative tradition that "Hezekiah and his colleagues wrote Isaiah, Proverbs, the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes" probably means simply that the book
Ecclesiastes
16th-century Russian set of household rules
Domostroy (Russian: Домостро́й, IPA: [dəmɐˈstroj], lit. 'Domestic Order') is a 16th-century Russian set of household rules, instructions and advice pertaining
Domostroy
Russian writer (born 1955)
Vladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin (Russian: Влади́мир Гео́ргиевич Соро́кин; born 7 August 1955) is a postmodern Russian writer of novels, short stories, and
Vladimir_Sorokin
Hungarian linguist and psychologist (born 1963)
Litovkina (born July 29, 1963) is a Russian-born Hungarian linguist and psychologist. Originally from Russian SFSR, Litovkina lives in Hungary and is
Anna_T._Litovkina
Northeast Caucasian ethnic group in Dagestan and Azerbaijan
adjacent parts of Azerbaijan. According to the 2021 Russian census, there were 34,259 Rutuls in Russia. The Rutul language is a member of the Northeast Caucasian
Rutul_people
Informal fallacy and propaganda strategy
(John 8:7), the similar parable of the beam in the eye (Matthew 7:3) and proverbs based on it such as "He who sits in a glass house should not throw stones"
Whataboutism
Concept in Christian theology
the Russian Orthodox Church. A type of icon of the Theotokos is "Wisdom hath builded Her house" (Премудрость созда Себе дом), a quote from Proverbs 9:1
Holy_Wisdom
system of proverbs similar to the Aarne–Thompson classification system of folklore, the Matti Kuusi international type system of proverbs. With encouragement
Matti_Kuusi
Municipal unit in Greece
Dimitrakis Bimpasis and Anastasios Kampakas. During the Russo-Turkish War, Russia, after 1878 (after sitting for three years), handed the area back to the
Metaxades
System of measures, actions and legislations
зросійщення України; Russian: русификация Украины) was a system of measures, actions and legislations undertaken by the Imperial Russian, later Soviet, and
Russification_of_Ukraine
Aesop's fable
a similar moral to the fable of The dogs and the lion's skin. Parallel proverbs of similar meaning were later associated with it. In the fable as Phaedrus
The_Lion_Grown_Old
1983 clay animation film directed by Alexander Tatarsky
remarks of the characters, full of absurd humor, turned into colloquial proverbs. For this work Tatarsky received the Silver Cooker award at the 1983 Varna
Last_Year's_Snow_Was_Falling
1869 literary work by Leo Tolstoy
Peace (Russian: Война и мир, romanized: Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ; IPA: [vɐjˈna i ˈmʲir]) is an epic novel by the Russian author Leo
War_and_Peace
April 9, 2026. Бодуэновское издание Толкового словаря В.И.Даля (PDF) (in Russian). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October
List of dictionaries by number of words
List_of_dictionaries_by_number_of_words
Polish candy
Milk Cake: An Airy Russian Cake as Unusual as Its Name". Folkways Today. Retrieved 7 December 2019. "A Russian Fairy Tale Cake". Russia Beyond The Headlines
Ptasie_mleczko
Northern Siberian Turkic language
February 5, 2008. Yakut texts with Russian translations in the Internet Archive – heroic poetry, fairy tales, legends, proverbs, etc. Sakhalyy suruk – Yakut
Yakut_language
Mediterranean island country
fables and legends from all over the Archipelago. Traditional Maltese proverbs reveal cultural importance of childbearing and fertility: "iż-żwieġ mingħajr
Malta
Deuterocanonical (apocryphal) book of the Old Testament
Judith, in 1925 to a libretto by René Morax. Operatic treatments exist by Russian composer Alexander Serov, Judith, by Austrian composer Emil von Reznicek
Book_of_Judith
Biblical monarch of ancient Israel
is also traditionally regarded as the author of the biblical books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. He is also the subject of many later
Solomon
Jewish work written in Greek generally dated to the mid-first century BC
wisdom—books in the Septuagint, the others being the Psalms, the Book of Proverbs, the book of Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), the Book of
Book_of_Wisdom
Anti-government protests in Albania
change. Russia – On 3 July, the Russian Embassy in Albania reacted after Taulant Balla and minister Blendi Gonxhja alleged or suggested Russian involvement
Flamingo_Revolution
1499 manuscript of the Bible in Church Slavonic
on Russian soil". Gennady and his assistants used the Pentateuch, Judges, Joshua, Ruth, Kings, Job, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes
Gennady's_Bible
Idiom about self-destructive behavior
Retrieved 2025-06-16. Speake, Jennifer (2015). The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-873490-1. Peter, of Blois; Giles
Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face
Cutting_off_one's_nose_to_spite_one's_face
Heroic character from The Lord of the Rings
criticism from fans of The Lord of the Rings. In 1981, the Soviet era Russian artist Alexander Korotich made a series of scraperboard engravings to illustrate
Aragorn
Book by Rasul Gamzatov
other languages. Rasul Gamzatov constantly makes references to folklore, proverbs, sayings, legends, and parables in the text. The topics that the book explores
My_Dagestan
Membrane covering the head and face of a newborn at birth
Man: Being an account of its myths, legends, superstitions, customs, & proverbs. Douglas, Isle of Man; London: Brown & Son; D. Nutt. pp. 156–157. (Digitised
Caul
1881 skaz by Nikolai Leskov
may signify amazing Russian ingenuity and craftsmanship, but it also exposes the Russian society which neglects most talented Russian people, nevertheless
The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea
The_Tale_of_Cross-eyed_Lefty_from_Tula_and_the_Steel_Flea
Group of people in the Balkans
They were considered conservative and resistant to change. There are many proverbs and anecdotes about them, more than about all other regional groups in
Shopi
Embodiment of evil and misfortune in Slavic myths
luck in modern Russian and Ukrainian and the odd number in Polish (obsolete). Several proverbs utilize this term such as the Russian "Не буди лихо, пока
Likho
Type of machine learning model
and English), and generating a similar English equivalent of Kiswahili proverbs. Schaeffer et al. argue that the emergent abilities are not unpredictably
Large_language_model
Confections often made from nut butters or flours
ISBN 978-0-404-57925-8. "Journal of the Society of Arts". 1894. Armenian Proverbs: A Paremiological Study with an Anthology of 2,500 Armenian Folk Sayings
Halva
Turkic ethnic group in the North Caucasus
Shamkhalate initially took a pro-Russian stance, but after a new Russian fortress had been built they confronted Russia again. However, this time the Shamkhalate
Kumyks
Colloquialism
before the evening." Ещё не вечер (pronounced "Yeshcho ne vecher") is a Russian saying. It translates to "It isn't yet evening", but other than the similar
It ain't over till the fat lady sings
It_ain't_over_till_the_fat_lady_sings
Latin phrase about speaking truth while drunk
Albert Tshefu, Ambaye Albertinre Tshefu. 2020. Great Collection of Tetela Proverbs on the African Wisdom. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing. Warren, Thomas
In_vino_veritas
Ethnic group native to the northeastern Caucasus
against pro-Russia forces. 2 July 2014: Ingush rebels attack Russian armored military convoy killing 1 and wounding 7 soldiers. 6 July 2014: Russian special
Ingush_people
1983 studio album by Aquarium
Radio Africa (Russian: Радио Африка) is an album by the Russian rock band Aquarium. The album's style presents an eclectic mix of influences: new wave
Radio_Africa
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
surprise attack on the Black Sea coast of the Russian Empire on 29 October 1914. Following the attack, the Russian Empire (2 November 1914) and its allies France
Ottoman_Empire
Outdated language rarely used
Dictionary of European Proverbs. Volume 2. Routledge. p. 1044. ISBN 0415096243. Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European Proverbs. Volume 2. Routledge
Archaism
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